The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-07-21
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

The revenue cutter Woodbury. came into the
harbor Saturday and laid over Sunday.
Mr.. William Gilbertson has bought. the house on
Bay View street, owned by Mrs. Catharine Shaw.
Mr.. S. W. Mathews, of this city, recently sent a
lady's hat to Philbrook, Montana. 1t was cased in
a tin box.
We learn Of a few catches of mackerel lower
down the bay, and now and then a stray one is tax
en- in our harbor.
Mr.. +. +. Hanson, of this city, had sold up to
Saturday last lab carriages. He reports his sales
as up to last year, but there is less money to be
had.
F.J. Bailey, of Monroe, has bought one of the
Zimmerman Manufacturing Company's apple
evaporators. The apparatus arrived in Belfast on
Saturday.
Mr.. d. l.. Peavey will put plate glass front in
to his store on Phoenix Row, undergoing re
pairs, and with Mr.. Andrews building it will make
q decided Improvement in that section of the
street.
The brick walls of the stores on Phoenix Row
which have been standing since the recent fire
were pulled down saturday. There danger of
their falling and they were not taken down any
too soon.
The salmon fishermen along the bay who are
sued for violations of the weekly close time say
they will make an interesting when the mat
ter comes up for trial They have been asked to
settle, but propose to fight.
The contractors for the Post Office and Custom
House extension have tapped the pipe from the
Muck Pond near the school houses and carried the
water to the Custom House in a small pipe for
in mixing mortar and cement.
The yacht Lieut.. MoNie of Vinalhaven is in our
waters and will remain here during the season.
She is owned by John Bunker and commanded by
Capt. Garratt. The yacht is fine one and well
adapted for excursion parties.
Mr.. +. A. Gikey, the American Express agent
in this city, received last week Il new and hand
some delivery wagon, made at the Abbot Downing
\ Co. factory, Concord, n. II. The old wagon
had been in constant use for seventeen years.
Mr. Foster, the gcntlemanly Young man who is
introducing the electric light into Belfast, is al
most a Waldo county boy. His father was born in
Montvillc and married his wife there. Mr.. Foster
is in love with Belfast and the beautiful scenery in
the vicinity.
Mr.. O. l.. Beverage of North Haven, a graduate
Of Colby class OF 81 was in this city yesterday with
his wife, on their way to Islesboro where he is to
supply the pulpit of the Baptist church for the
mer. Nj. Beverage has just been engaged as
principal Of the High school at lIallowell, the
duties of which he will assume the first of Septem
Der. ltockland Free Press.
Mr. Charles p. Graves, of Portland, is in this
city. He came to tune the organs in the Unitarian
| and Congregationast churches. While in the city
he will tune organs or pianos. Mr.. Graves is high
| dad
Orders may be left at c. .. Poor's. See his al
| vertsement in another column.
| The July number of the Odd Fellows Register
and Masonic journal published at Portland by
Smith Sale, as usual, contains much of interest
relating to these societies. The publishers an
nounce that in the future they will publish
a separate paper devoted to Masonry, then having
journal for each order. The change will be i,
good one.
| The 18th annual encampment of the T.. 5. y. 5.
Alumni, will meet at "Sherman's Point" Camden,
Me-, from July 2G to Aug. 81. 1t is expected
that there will be an unusually large number In
attendance this year, being the Goth anniversary
of the establishing of the f. S. n. S. at Castine,
and it is desired that both old and new graduates
make a special effort to attend this year. Osmonl
Emery, Pres.
| st. Alban Comman'ery X. T., of Portland, is
now on pilgrimage to Moosehcad Lake with
headquarters at the Kineo House They left Port
land Tuesday and will return on Friday. On the
return reception will be given them at Bangor
| by st. John Commandery. The following Belfast
Sir knights and ladies are with the company: Col.
Hiram Chase, Mr.. and Mrs. II. 7. Chase, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. l.. Littefeld, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Harri
man and Mr. and Mrs. w. ii. Sumner.
| Capt Ernest Patterson, of this city, in command
of steamer Mount Waldo, is now in Belfast on
brief vacation He says his vessel has been chart
cred for two years by the government and is now
at Philadelphia receiving new and larger boilers
The steamer will be used in dredging out the Ged-
ncy channel at the entrance to New York harbor
Capt. Patterson has been retained at an increased
salary and the crew, also of this city, has been
tanned. The contract is very satisfactory to the
owners of the steamer and to Capt. Patterson.
THE WATER WORKS. The stantl-pipe on Viii
sons Hill will be completed this week. The rivet
ing is done and it is being painted inside dark
color and red outside. The company are survey
Ing the streets to make plan Of the city for use
in locating pipes and hydrants. go. Owners OF
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rid of the large rocks, which are blasted and haul
ed away to be used on the water works dams. II
Is said quarry will be opened to obtain stone for
this work. The old ice dam is being repaired
to exclude the salt water, which at high tide flows
the territory to be used for reservoir. -. Prof
Carmichael of Boston, has made report to the
Belfast water company concerning the water AT
Little River and the condition of the proposed
l,nnS, II.
distance above the proposed dam, is pure and soft
to a remarkable degree In regard to the bottom
of the marsh he says "The deposit, covering sew
eral acres, is composed of river silt and vegetable
growth. Itis4uite spongy. Iprobedit with sharp
ened stick which appeared to strike bottom at the
quite uniform depth of three and one-half feet
There are several pools in it which are nearly filled
with strong ill-5melling material common to
brackish water deposits With nine feet of water
permanently over this fiat, (and with water on the
dam as proposed the depth would he considerable
greater than this) am of the opinion that the veg
etabe growth would be completely checked and
the soluble matter of the deposit be speedily leach
ed out The small areas of brackish water de
posts may be disposed of by excavation, or by
burial beneath Il covering of clean sand gravel"
lie says there will be sufficient water
| PERSONAL. Mrs. A. W. Branard and children
of Lawrence, Mass, are i'll Belfast, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. =. Thompson. ...Hon. d. \.
| Body, Of Brooklyn. \. :, has been visiting lGl.
mother in this city....Mrs. Charles S. Pearl and
| children, of Bangor, are visiting Mrs. Pearls pu-
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Is. L. Field. :. MIR. and Mrs.
Babcock,of Lowell, Mass. ,havc been in Belfast Wis
| iting their former home. Miss Percc L. Dyer, of
this city, Is at Mt. Desert il visit. Mr.. Willis
Gates is ut home from Waltham, Mass, for Ssum-
mcr VACATION. Miss Lila A. Walton, of Charles
ton Mass, is in this city visiting at MIR. w j. Went
worths. Miss Maud Nlillikcn has gone to New
York, and will spend the season ut Long Branch
with the family of S. NJ. Millikcn, Esq....Mr.
Frank Critchett is going to Denver, Colorado He
| has a bronchial trouble. Mr.. Fred Cox has gone
| to California. Misses Emma and Gussie Ehrlick,
| of Boston, sisters Of Mrs. Andrews, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Andrews, of this city ...Drs.
q. i. Lombard and A. o. Stoddard, of this city,
went to Watervie Tuesday morning to attend the
annual meeting of the Maine Dental Association.
=. DIR. J. d. Titcomb, of Waterville was in Bel
fast last week. DIR. Titcomb makes diseases Of the
eye and ear specially, and was called here pro-
fcssionally. He made his headquarters at the Of
flee Of DIR. H. II. johnson. MIR. W. II. Sumner,
and wife, Of Schuyler, Neb., are In town visiting
| friends. Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Morrison, of this
| city, left Wednesday for a weeks vacation at Rye
Beach and Straw's Point, n. ii :. Mr.. George p.
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